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This is part 9 of a series of posts from David Francis’ Transformational Class: Transformational Church Goes to Sunday School . Click here for a free download of the book, as well as training materials to help you present the material to your leaders. Transformational Church Goes to Sunday School Missionary Mentality, Part One Missionary Mentality, Part Two

While discussing Question 1, invite ladies to describe how they felt during that storm. Show a video of how some of God’s creatures respond to frightening situations. If you don’t see the clip below [click here to watch it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_3Utmj4RPU]. Ask: How does your response to crisis situations compare to the goats’

To help introduce The Point of today’s session, “God is with me no matter what I am facing,” share the following segment from the movie Apollo 13: [http://www.wingclips.com/search?q=getting+home&x=9&y=14] (1:41 in length). Note: Apollo 13 received a PG rating for profanity. You can download a viewing guide from James Dobson’s Focus on the Family by clicking here.

Note: This blog post corresponds to the special focus session for this unit. It was originally published on ronniefloyd.com on September 30. The evangelical world mourned in April 2013 with the news that Rick and Kay Warren’s son, Matthew, had committed suicide. News that Matthew had dealt with mental illness his entire life caused many

Opening Question Suppose you could know what tomorrow holds, would you want to know? Why or why not? What have you used for shelter when you’ve been caught in a storm? What do you do when you get caught outside in a storm? How effective are umbrellas in sheltering you from a storm? What was

The reality is that all of us will face some significant storms in our lives. Some of these storms come so quickly and often out of nowhere. Knowing God is present in the midst of a storm is of vital importance. To start off this series with your college students, find someone in your church that has

Begin the session by playing a short clip from a family blog post. In the clip, a recently adopted child from Haiti is Face-Timing with his father. http://sueaallen.com/2014/10/29/abba-father/ At the close of the clip, challenge your class with the following questions: In what ways do we enter into the presence of God? Do you consider your relationship

Ice Breaker How does our society usually react toward a person with mental illness? When we encounter a person who shows symptoms of mental illness, what should we do? What shouldn’t we do? What’s the nicest thing someone has done for you when you’ve been heartsick? What cheers you up when you’re down? Who do

By Jason McNair This post originally appeared on Sundayschoolleader.com on August 28, 2011. As a missionary serving in Utah and Idaho, I am in an area where there is a predominant religion different from my own. This religion permeates much of the culture in the area. One of the things they are recognized for is sending

This is the free student devotional for Ministry in the Face of Illness, Bonus Session. Pause Go on a walk today. Take a look around you, at your community, the people the Lord has placed in your midst. Ask God to make your heart tender to those who need to know the hope of the